Says self-professed bipolar tattoo artist David Heydn, who was arrested in Newport News for having 100 pot plants in his house: "I'm making a stand for all people who smoke pot for medicinal purposes. ... My head spins so fast it's like a swirl of mud up there. Without medication, I can't grab a thought to think and I get irritated and annoyed and I get moody and I get frustrated and irritable."

Heydn was arrested with a friend and fellow smoker/grower who it turns out, uh, is bipolar too.

Busted for growing pot, man says it's his medication

UPDATE: I've been contacted by a few members of Heydn's family, as well as a person who has the tattoo I originally posted here as an example of his artwork. I've removed the image. As for the comments, I really can't post things here that say terrible things about a person unless that person is, like, the president. The issues in the family seem to be serious ones, and it would be inappropriate for me to comment on them.